Commercialization Manager

Description:
The Commercialization Manager will be involved in all aspects of product development in coordination with the Sales, Marketing, Production, Purchasing, Quality Control, and Regulatory teams. The position of Commercialization Manager is solely responsible for ensuring timely completion of all steps in the product development process for branded and/or custom products.

Requirements:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Manage new product projects and changes to existing products through the development process from start to finish, working cross functionally to facilitate the collection of all critical component information, prepare the Scope of Work and execute sign offs.

o Critical components include:
o Costing

o Design Control Packets and/or Custom Intake Coordination & Quoting

o Packaging

o Active ingredients/formulation

o Inactive ingredients/matrix

o Physical attributes and testing

o Regulatory exportability and compliance

• Completion of costing spreadsheets to determine our total costs for each product, and proofing of costing completed by team members
• Sample ordering and coordination, and producing samples for key customers
• Palatability testing to ensure great taste of new formulas
• Coordination, Proofing and approval of labels for assigned accounts, and those of fellow marketing team
• Writing of the product and packaging specifications in the Access Database, and proofing/approval of spec entries for team
• Working cross functionally with sales, vendors and customers to complete the contract manufacturing intake process and feasibility trials.
• Coordination of product launch timeline with the sales, marketing, purchasing and production departments, and relay of information to customers for custom formulas, for new products and any formulation changes.
• Coordination of all product documentation with vendors to ensure all proper documentation is on file, for new products and any formulation changes
• Coordination of product change control forms for all formulation or other product updates and changes as requested.
• Responding to Adverse Events and Overdose Reports
• Assist in response to R & D Questions
• Vendor and customer correspondence
• Risk assessments
• Performs other duties as requested by Director of R&D or Chief Science Officer

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

SKILLS:

• Demonstrated success in project management
• Proven critical thinking skills
• Experience working within the Microsoft Office suite with a strong focus on Excel
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time
• Strong drive to complete projects ahead of schedule

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to sit and/or stand at a computer for extended periods of time.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
This job operates in a professional environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computer, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. This is a fast paced, moderate noise level environment in a facility which manufactures products where the following allergens may be present: milk, eggs, fish, peanuts, wheat, shellfish, soybeans, tree nut, and gluten.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s of Science in a Life Science
• Experience in the dietary supplement industry
• 2 years of demonstrated success as Project Manager

or equivalent combination of education and experience.

FoodScience Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, parental status, crime victims or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

FoodScience is an at-will employer.